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Medrad to distribute CT-Guide

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast injector firm announced today that it will become the exclusive distributor in the U.S. and France of CT-Guide.

January 23, 2001

Nycomed acquires Bruker contrast injector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Today Nycomed Amersham Imaging announced its acquisition of the Bruker Tomojet power injector system from Swiss firm Bruker.

January 23, 2001

Prior chemotherapy doesn't affect outcomes in liver tumor ablation

Patients who respond to chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases should be given the same chance to undergo radiofrequency thermal ablation as nonresponders, according to a study presented at the November RSNA meeting. Given equivalent tumor status at the time of treatment, both groups fared equally well.

January 23, 2001

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Imaging Diagnostic gets CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Laser breast imaging developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems said it has received regulatory approval to apply the CE Mark to its Computed Tomography Laser Mammography System.

January 17, 2001

E-Z-EM revenue, earnings slip

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM reported revenues of $26.3 million in its 2001 fiscal second quarter, down 6.1% compared with the $28 million posted in its 2000 fiscal second quarter.

January 16, 2001

Focused CT preferred over US for tracking suspected appendicitis in pregnant women

By Shalmali Pal

Focused contrast-enhanced CT is a safe and effective way to image pregnant women for suspected appendicitis, according to the 11-year experience of radiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

January 14, 2001

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Marconi nets CT and MR contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

January 11, 2001

GE completes ELGEMS purchase

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

January 11, 2001

Ultrasound, MRI come up short in achilles tendon injuries

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound and MRI aren't sufficiently accurate to warrant their routine use in diagnosing achilles tendon disorders, say Canadian researchers who reviewed studies using both modalities.

January 11, 2001

Limiting MR and CT to specialists curbs imaging demand

If only specialists could order MRI and CT exams of the joints, would primary care doctors refer more patients to them? Would costs then rise? Would quality of care suffer? Apparently not, according to Dr. Andrew Litt from the New York University School of Medicine, who studied 100,000 capitated patients over two years.

January 10, 2001

Ross resigns as Imatron president

January 9, 2001

Marconi sells five Mx8000 scanners to Univ. of Maryland

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

January 8, 2001

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